The Sunshine Parcel, which is the site of the proposed Sun Villas project in Elkhorn, will be starting from scratch after the developers withdrew their application in a Sun Valley Planning and Zoning meeting Tuesday morning.
The partners on the project—parcel owners Blackacre Capital Management and investors Greenfield Partners—wanted to alleviate public concern and create a new concept that would gel better with its sister development, Elkhorn Springs, according to David Hennessy, the partnership's Ketchum representative.
"We wanted to create something more in line with Elkhorn Springs, and make it more compatible," Hennessy said, adding that the new proposal will be smaller.
The latest specs on the project included 83 condominium units on the 4.26-acre site.
Hennessy said the group will go back to the drawing board and present a new application in the future.
Meanwhile, the commission revisited the Elkhorn Springs development that is now in its second phase. The development, which is being built on an 11-acre site in the center of Elkhorn Village, is being steered by CG-Elkhorn, a Connecticut- and Chicago-based investment group.
Two multi-story condominium structures, three duplexes (two units apiece), a restaurant, country store, golf clubhouse, and a sales and information office were all completed in the first phase. The clubhouse opened for business July 6.
The second phase of construction will include two more multi-story condominium structures (a total of 40 units) and three more duplexes.
While the commission nit-picked over several details in the second phase, there were no significant issues or complaints and only one public comment about dwindling parking spaces adjacent to the construction. Hennessey said the parking problem will be resolved soon.
Some of the project aspects scrutinized by the commission included landscaping, pedestrian pathways, covered waiting areas at the bus stop, and snow removal and storage. They also asked for more detailed drawings and images of the project.
"All of these issues can be easily solved," Hennessy said. "It's nothing major, they just want more information."
Hennessy said he wanted to revisit the issue "as soon as possible" so construction would not be delayed before winter. He said his team could provide everything requested by the end of next week, but the commission tabled the meeting until Aug. 23.
